Day: May 27, 2019

Chemistry has triumphed over poll arithmetic: PM on LS poll results

Varanasi, May 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday decried the “misconception” being created that BJP was a Hindi heartland party and said the Lok Sabha poll results testified to its victories across India, stressing “chemistry has triumphed over arithmetic” “Political pundits are not aware that their thinking and logic […]

11 dengue cases in Delhi, eight of malaria: Report

New Delhi, May 27: At least 11 dengue cases have been reported in Delhi this year even though the vector-borne disease is usually reported between July and November, a municipal report released Monday showed. Last year, 2,798 dengue cases and four deaths were recorded by the South Delhi Municipal […]

Shocked by RJD rout, Lalu Prasad gives up meal at hospital

Ranchi/Patna, May 27: Stunned by the rout of his Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar and Jharkhand in the Lok Sabha election, Lalu Prasad gave up lunch for two days after the declaration of poll results on May 23. Prasad had the meal on Sunday, May 26, after doctors, worried […]

Asian shares mixed as markets await news on China-US trade

   BA NG KOK   — Shares were mixed early Monday in Asia in the absence of fresh news on the tariffs standoff between the U.S. and China. Markets in the U.S. and Britain were closed for holidays. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index advanced 0.3% to 21,182.58 after visiting President […]

Trump breaks with Abe, says not bothered by NK missile tests

  TOKYO — President Donald Trump said Monday that he is not “personally bothered” by recent short-range missile tests that North Korea conducted this month, breaking with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is hosting the president on four-day state visit full of pageantry Standing beside Trump at […]

From Ronaldo to Roma: Serie A’s tops and flops

  The 2018/19 Italian Serie A season finished on Sunday with Juventus once again crowned champions for the eighth straight year and 35th time in their history. AFP Sport looks at the tops and flops of the league campaign in Italy: Cristiano Ronaldo’s surprise arrival from Real Madrid […]

Azerbaijan’s sporting glitz conceals grim reality

  The Europa League final on Wednesday in Baku is just the latest major sporting event Azerbaijan has hosted in an attempt to smooth over its atrocious human rights record. Hosting events such as the 2015 European Games and an annual Formula 1 Grand Prix, the oil-rich Caspian […]

Fiat Chrysler presents plan for merger with Renault

  Italian-US auto giant Fiat Chrysler presented a merger proposal to France’s Renault on Monday that would create the world’s third largest automaker. Fiat Chrysler delivered a non-binding letter to Renault proposing “a combination of their respective businesses as a 50/50 merger”, with a group that would be […]

North Korea slams ‘war maniac’ Bolton

  North Korea slammed US National Security Advisor John Bolton on Monday, calling him a “war maniac” and “war monger”, just as President Donald Trump offered a positive outlook on relations with Pyongyang. Talks between Washington and Pyongyang have been deadlocked since the collapse of a summit between […]

Paddy fields of dreams: the Myanmar teen making way in women’s football

  Myanmar U19 striker San Thaw Thaw fled from her family’s paddy fields to follow her footballing dreams, inspired by her girlhood hero Wayne Rooney. One of five daughters, the 18-year-old grew up in Nyaung Tone township in Ayeyarwaddy division obsessed with football in a country that often […]

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